Boiling tensions in Western Sahara

Clashes in Morocco defy U.N. peacekeeping
By Stefan Simanowitz
The Washington Times Friday, November 26, 2010
Last month, while on a tour of the region ahead of a new round of informal talks between the two sides in one of the world’s longest-running conflicts, United Nations Special Envoy for the Western Sahara Christopher Ross stressed that there was a “need to lessen tensions and avoid any incident that could worsen the situation or hamper discussions.”